Buyu
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 10,000 (2002). |
| Region | Lake Tanganyika, Sud-Kivu and Katanga Province borders. |
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Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Bujwe, Buyi, Kibuyu |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 68% with Bembe [bmb], 60% with Lega-Mwenga [lgm], 55% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 50% with Zimba [zmb] and Enya [gey], 40% with Bangubangu [bnx]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bembe (D.50) |
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